Investor Ilia Laurs has arrived in our country accompanied by Rena Saribekyan, the official representative of the Development Fund of Armenia in the Baltic countries.

Ilya Lours's Nexherrie Venture Capital Investments Company has previously studied the capacities of Armenian start-ups in smart sports, 3D printing, entertainment, financial technology, mobile and human resource management spheres and has come to our country with a list of investment-interested companies (short list) with whom the ADF official representative held meetings.

The agenda of the visit to Armenia was compiled with the support of the Enterprise Incubator Foundation. Ilya Laurs has today visited IBM's Innovative Solutions and Technology Center, where ​​an unofficial sale of ideas took place- sales pitch. One of Europe's best executives will also hold master classes for representatives of the field, will have meetings at Microsoft Innovation Center, Armenian National Engineering Labs, "Synopsys" Company, Tumo Creative Technologies Center. Yesterday, Armen Avak Avakyan, executive director of the Armenian Development Fund, met with the investor. Apart from dealings with start-up companies, Ila Laurs also discussed the option of investing in international venture companies operating in Armenia.

Ilya Laurs is one of the 25 best technology leaders in the European technology industry, according to The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. In 2011 the European Business Press Association recognized him Europe's best manager. The 39-year-old businessman is owner of the Capital Investment Company «Nextury Ventures» in Silicon Valley, London and Vilnius. The investor's capital exceeds 300 million euros.

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